You have just created an awesome new application. Maybe it's a game or maybe it's an image viewer. Whatever your application is, you want to share it with your friend or a family member. However, you know they won't know how to install Python or any of the dependencies. What do you do? You need […]
This week we welcome Cooper Lees (@cooperlees) as our PyDev of the Week! Cooper has contributed to the Python programming language. He is also a maintainer on bandersnatch and black, among others. You can see what else Cooper has been up to over on his website or on GitHub. Let's spend some time getting to […]
This week we welcome Tim Arnold (@jtimarnold) as our PyDev of the Week! Tim co-authored Black Hat Python, 2nd Edition: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters. If you're interested in hacking or pentesting, you might want to check out that book! You can see what else Tim is up to on his website / blog […]
I am making Python 101: 2nd Edition free during PyCon 2021. This sale will end, Monday, May 17th, 2021. You can get the book free using the following links: Leanpub - https://leanpub.com/py101/c/pycon Gumroad - https://gumroad.com/l/pypy101/pycon Or pay what you want starting at $5 using this link: https://gumroad.com/l/pypy101 If you like the eBook and you'd like […]
Pillow is a package devoted to working with images in Python. Starting in Pillow 8.2, there is a new drawing type: the rounded rectangle. A rounded rectangle lets you round the corners of the rectangle. So instead of sharp corners, you get rounded ones! You can read all about the new drawing type in the […]
There are lots of fun Python snippets out there that you can use to convert your photos into ASCII art. Anthony Shaw, an author, and contributor at Real Python, has his own snippet on GitHub. Most of these small programs use the Pillow package. These programs work best with simple images, especially ones that don't […]
